Angat Dam reaches minimum operating level due to rains

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Angat Dam on July 8, 2023. Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/07/17/20230708-angat-dam-179masl-gcs7201.jpg"/><figcaption>Angat Dam on July 8, 2023. <em>Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The water level in Angat Dam in Bulacan, where much of Metro Manila&#x27;s water needs come from, has reached the minimum operating level of 180 meters as monsoon dumped rains last week, state weather bureau PAGASA said Monday.</p><p>Angat Dam&#x27;s water level increased to 180 meters early Monday from 179.06 meters on Sunday, said PAGASA.</p><p>Rosalie Pagulayan, PAGASA senior weather specialist, told TeleRadyo Serbisyo that Angat Dam&#x27;s level increased by almost 2.47 meters in the past 3 days, thanks to the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/15/23/habagat-rains-to-persist-in-much-of-ph-as-dodong-moves-away">rains</a>.</p><p>Pagulayan said all dams saw an increase in water level on Monday except for Binga Dam in Benguet.</p><p>Water concessionaire Maynilad on Sunday announced that it has <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/16/23/water-interruption-sa-ilang-lugar-sa-ncr-suspendido">suspended indefinitely</a> water interruptions in some parts of Caloocan, Malabon, Manila, Navotas, Quezon City, and Valenzuela following the rise of water level in Ipo Dam.</p><p>Maynilad said the increase in Ipo Dam&#x27;s water level enabled them to get the required water of 2,400 million liters per day &quot;despite lower releases from Angat Dam.&quot;</p><p>To recall, the raw water allocation of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System was reduced to 48 cubic meters per second as Angat Dam&#x27;s water level decreased to 179.99 meters on July 8, which prompted the disruptions that affected nearly 600,000 customers.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/14/23/4-5-storms-needed-to-bring-angat-water-level-to-normal-pagasa">4 to 5 storms needed to bring Angat water level to normal: PAGASA</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CexT9yvW7VU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Angat Dam’s water level increased to 180 meters early Monday from 179.06 meters on Sunday, said PAGASA.

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Angat Dam reaches minimum operating level due to rains

Angat Dam reaches minimum operating level due to rains

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Published Jul 17, 2023 10:21 AM PHT

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